Wednesday, August 10, 2011

{diy confetti art}

 


Recently I needed to buy a frame for a gift and I conveniently found it at Aaron Brothers during their 5 cent sale. Which meant I was able to pick up a 24 inch square box canvas along with the frame I needed for free!  I was originally thinking I might mount some photos on it using this previous post as inspiration.  Instead I was inspired by some Kate Spade dinnerware - see above.  I picked up some metallic gold cardstock and glitter paper then used my 2-inch circle punch to create the confetti.  I placed it haphazardly around the white canvas and secured it with spray adhesive.





This entire project took me maybe 15 minutes!  It would look even better if I had taken the time to paint the canvas since our walls are white and a little color would have made it pop more.  This would make a great gift for someone's birthday; I would love to see it as multicolored confetti on an even bigger canvas!





55 comments:

  1. LOVE this idea!! I am beyond obsessed with the kate spade gold polka-dot dishes (crossing my fingers they are still available when it comes time to register for my wedding!). I have to do this project before summer is over - thanks :)

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  2. Stephanie- you have to send me pictures if you do it!! <3

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  3. I love this! Making your own wall art is the best. I want to try a long rectangle canvas and confetti maybe to match our living room couch/pillows/chairs ensemble. Great idea!

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  4. love it!! thanks for stopping by my blog today. love yours!
    xo

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  5. Fantastic blog!! I just came across it today. I can't wait to share this!

    www.runninginheelswithtwins.blogspot.com

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  6. I found this on pinterest and just did a series of three of them for over my fireplace! I used silver on white, they're so pretty! Great idea!

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  7. Super cute idea - also found via pinterest. Think I'm going to do a painted canvas with gold circles. Would love to see how the piece works with the rest of your space!

    xo,
    kate
    undeniable style

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  8. This is such a cute idea! I think it would look amazing supersized, on a white wall :-)

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  9. Omg- I have been looking for a budget diy modern art for a large canvas for my dinning room.. this is totally it!!! I think I am going to do a huge multi colored confetti this weekend!!!

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  10. Did you spray the canvas and then stick the dots on, or did you stick the dots in position and spray over them?

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  11. Hi Nicole,

    I laid out newspaper and put all the "dots" upside down and sprayed them with the spray adhesive. Then placed them randomly around the canvas. The spray adhesive wont dry immediately but if you want to take your time placing them then I would spray 4 or 5 at a time and then place.

    Hope that helps!

    <3 natalie

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    1. I wish I would have read this yesterday lol...I sprayed the entire canvas :( and my dots are lifting because I didn't want to over load the canvas with glue...perhaps I will add some glitter dust for texture and reglue my dots.

      Thank you for the inspiring art :)

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  12. Perfect.. thanks so much!! looking forward to doing it this weekend.

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  13. Doing this right now! Painting the canvases a robins egg blue (to match the opposite wall) and using gold dots!

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  14. Ashley! Please send me pictures of the finished product I would LOVE to see them!

    <3 Natalie

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  15. I love your project so much! I featured your DIY project in my Kate Spade Twirl round up - thanks for sharing!

    Amanda

    http://frillsandfrolic.blogspot.com

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  16. Ohmygosh love it! I've always drooled over the kate spade plates and def will be making this to get my fix! <3 Thanks girl! You're genius!

    xoxo
    jenn

    ps: SO GLAD I found your bloggy!

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  17. i love this! so simple but stunning. it reminds me of sephora's sparkly gold nail polish too.

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  18. You inspired me to make a 36x40 one for my room using gold, copper sequin, and silver sequin dots. Thanks for the idea!

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  19. First time visiting your blog! I LOVE this project. So simple, but so fun & graphic. Going to check out your other DIY's . . .

    Tanya from
    dans-le-townhouse.blogspot.com

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  20. wow! that is amazing! Love it!

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  21. This is genius. How simple and clever. I will be trying. Thanks

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  22. i think i have to try this for sure!

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  23. Natalie! I love this so much. I just did 2 for my bedroom. I did 3 golds(one matte, one shiny, and one sparkly). They turned out so great. Graphic and modern yet delicate and feminine at the same time. I love your blog. You really have a fabulous place! I only hope mine can look as good one day!

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  24. Fantastic idea!!! I'm totally doing this for my office!

    xo btw I have a boston terrier too, aren't they the best!

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  25. I am new to crafting so please bare with me. In the pictures above (#2 & #3) there appears to be another circle under the glitter/gold cardstock, does it come like that or are we supposed to add another layer of cardstock?

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  26. I love that! I'm crazy for it! I want to try that!

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  27. Hi! I just wanted to tell you I just did this and posted some photos of it on my blog! I love it, thanks for the idea!!!

    http://buckleyjournal.blogspot.com/2011/12/master-bedroom-tour.html

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  28. How cute is this?! I love me some confetti :)

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  29. Hmmmmmmm..... I was thinking about just framing about 12 different pieces of scrapbook paper over my bed as a headboard. But now I think I might just get 3 larger canvases and use the paper to make dots on all three. THANKS FOR THE IDEA!!!

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  30. Hey I know it has been a while, but I wanted to link you to the pictures of my finished canvas.. I did a big one with multi color dots and linked your blog's tutorial! Thanks so much for the idea http://baking4therapy.blogspot.com/2012/01/jonathan-adler-dinning-room-on-budget.html

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  31. Would you want to seal it with Mod Podge?

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  32. Great project idea! Can't wait to try it!

    -Christi at theartcake.com, an art blog

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  33. I love this idea!!! I have done one with black and silver (sparkle, flat & metallic). My mom loved it so much I did 2 for my mom in browns, beiges and golds!
    Thanks for the DIY project!

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  34. I don't normally embark on DIY projects, but this is easy enough that I think I can do it myself. I can't wait! Love the design ... thanks to Pinterest for leading me your way!

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  35. Hello! I saw your idea on Pinterest and thought I would give it a try. I made one on a 24" X 24" piece of canvas...with lots more circles. I am actually going to auction it off at the 2012 JDRF Charity Event this year. I thought it would might just raise money to find a cure for kids with diabetes. Thank you for your creative inspiration. This was so easy and fun to make. Check it out: http://pinterest.com/pin/256423772503415375/

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  36. Is that a paper punch of some kind? Never have seen that before!!! Where did ya get that there thang? :o)

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  37. I am having a hard time finding a large circle hole punch like that.

    Suggestions where I can get one?

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    1. Hi Jennifer Farris,

      here is one that works great!

      http://www.amazon.com/Fiskars-Lever-Punch-X-Large-Circle/dp/B003F83G64/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1312988970&sr=8-4

      Hope that helps!

      <3 Natalie

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  38. Adore this idea! I am going to have to try this! Looks so Kate Spade

    xox
    www.showeredwithdesign.blogspot.com

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  39. I found this project on pinterest, and just made my own version! It came out great.
    You can check it out on my blog if you want.

    http://korylaughingalltheway.com/2012/12/18/diy-confetti-art/

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  40. I love it! I've tried something similar recently, but I used different colored stickers. The result was quite interesting. If you want to take a look here:
    http://www.anzouya.com/2012/09/a-different-kind-of-painting.html

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  41. Love this, I'm going to repost on my blog, Momasaurus.com, this week. Thanks for the inspiration, very creative!

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  42. This is gorgeous! I can't help but hop on the gold trend. It looks great and so easy!

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  43. What a nice picture. I love the golden glitter dots. The preparation seems to be easy but it looks beautiful.

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  44. I was looking for a DIY canvas making idea and come across this post, you have shared a great post with us, i enjoyed it, many thanks for sharing this great diy confetti art..

    Inmost tips to procure stunning canvas prints

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  45. This weekend I will be looking for shiny card and a canvas so I can make one too! Really great idea!

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  46. I love this! So cute! Thanks for the idea!

    Abby
    Thepreppycoxswain.blogspot.com

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  47. I loved the simplicity of this. When my sister mentioned that she wanted gold dots in her daughters room, I had to give it a try for myself..... http://colouranddust.blogspot.com/2014/01/golden.html

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